A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, MSc EIFE & MSc BES 2016/17

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1 A Warm Welcome to All Students on MSc Econ, MSc EIFE & MSc BES 2016/17

2 Who Am I? Jennifer Smith Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes S0.79 Office Hours: 1-3 Mondays (term time only)

3 This Presentation Immediate things to do Identify key people and places Course structure and module choices House rules, pastoral support system Other learning opportunities Research workshops and seminars IT and Library Life-skills

4 You should have done already. Met your fellow students! Enrolled with the Department and University Registered with IT Services Received a user id, password and address. Important: we will communicate with you via your university address only

5 Things to do. Check out our MSc web pages: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current Spend some time reading the MSc Handbook Orientate yourself: figure out location of PG Office (S0.91), Common Room etc. Attend the Library Induction at 4.00pm today Start Introductory Maths and Stats tomorrow Find the bar

6 Week 1 Question Time: Monday 3 rd Oct in Butterworth Hall please arrive by 5.00pm Introductory Maths/Stats Test: Thursday 6 th Oct 9.45am-12noon in Panorama Room, Rootes Building. PG Office will hand out barcodes next week, which you need to bring to the exam Careers and Skills Session: Thursday 6 th Oct 1pm or 2pm. Sign-up by Mon 3 rd Oct. Sign up for Library Database Training sessions by Wednesday 5 th Oct Sign up for STATA Classes by Friday 9 th Oct

7 MSc EIFE: Week 1 Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 5 th Oct with Course Leader; am in room NTLB04. MSc BES (Economics Track): Additional Induction Meeting: Wednesday 5 th Oct with Course Leader; pm in room R3.25 (Ramphal)

8 Week 1 Presentation of Options Meeting: Friday 7 th October pm in MS.01 Week 2 All MSc teaching starts on Monday of week 2

9 Head of Department Deputy Head of Department Jeremy Smith Sascha Becker

10 Director, MSc Deputy Director, MSc & Senior Tutor Jennifer Smith Nick Zammit

11 MSc Admin Team Teaching & Learning Manager Postgraduate Coordinator Carolyn Andrews Room S0.89 Ext Mandy Eaton Room S0.91 Ext 23048

12 MSc Admin Team Postgraduate Secretary Teaching Programmes Assistant Sue Rattigan S0.91 Ext Michelle Moroney S0.98 Ext

13 How to contact the MSc Admin Team Please send a single message to economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk when you would like to get in touch, or visit us in person in room S0.91 We will then direct your query to the appropriate person who can help

14 Tabula Departmental information gateway for students Sign up for classes Submit coursework View attendance records Request deadline extensions View marks tabula.warwick.ac.uk

15 Basic course structure (all except BES) See the Handbook for the full details Pre-term Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Economic Analysis Micro and Macro Quantitative Methods: Econometrics Pre-sessional Maths and Stats Econometrics A or B Research Methods Options Three Optional Modules from list (varies between courses) Research Dissertation

16 MSc Behavioural & Econ Science Pre-term Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Economic Analysis Quantitative Methods: Econometrics Pre-sessional Maths and Stats Micro Econometrics A or B Optional core (5 modules) Issues in Psychological Science Methods and Analysis in Behavioural Science Experimental Economics Behavioural Economics Psychological Models of Choice Behavioural Science Principles of Cognition Neuroeconomics Research Research Project

17 Teaching Timetables Published online: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/resources/timetable/ Please check regularly as the timetables are subject to change at short notice. MSc EIFE will have additional workshops in Term 2 more details at the EIFE induction meeting

18 Econometrics A or B? Take B if you are familiar with (or are prepared to fill in any gaps on your own): Ordinary Least Squares Tests of linear restrictions (F-tests, t-tests, chisquared tests) Dummy variables as explanatory variables Heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation Endogeneity and IV estimation If in doubt, see Wiji Arulampalam (Room S2.118).

19 Econometrics A or B? Econometrics A/B choice needs to be made by Friday 14 th October 2016 (end of week 2) via emr (E-vision Module Registration) Sign-up for Econometrics A/B Classes via Tabula. No swapping afterwards.

20 Term 2 Option Modules See Handbook and the MSc webpages for available options PROVISIONALLY choose THREE from your list (differs between variants) Then, you must register your provisional option choices with University via emr Go to: and then to Module Registration page. Follow the onscreen instructions and see help-sheet: go.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/examinations/emr Deadline Friday 21 st October 2016 (end of week 3) emr choices automatically update on Tabula

21 Term 2 Option Modules For MSc Econ, MSc EIFE: one IB-coded module can be chosen This year, three are available: IB9X7 Derivative Securities, IB9Y2 Behavioural Finance, IB967 International Financial Markets You must register for one of these WBS modules by Friday 21st Oct 2016 on emr if you are interested BUT: numbers on these are capped, random selection used in the case of excess demand! If you are selected, you can t then change your mind.

22 Term 2 Option Modules IB9X7 Derivative Securities, IB9Y2 Behavioural Finance, IB967 International Financial Markets These WBS modules are challenging technical courses. To take these modules, you must have a strong mathematics and statistics/econometrics ability. If you have done little maths or stats/econometrics before your MSc, please avoid these modules. If, by 21 October, you realise you have struggled/are struggling in our Pre-Sessional Maths/Stats or the Term 1 core modules, do not sign up for/withdraw from these modules.

23 Term 2 Option Modules? Advice session: Friday 7 th October 2016 Note that initial choices are only provisional (an emr constraint!) Mandy can make changes on emr for you during first two weeks of spring term (apart from IB-coded modules). Possible an option may not run due to low numbers.

24 House Rules If you miss an exam or test, or need a deadline extension, due to illness or personal problems: If possible, see the PG Teaching and Learning Manager or your Personal Tutor to explain Get medical notes before, not after the exam The same applies if you feel your performance in an exam may be affected due to illness or personal problems

25 House Rules Be here during term-time: contact points (exams, personal tutor meeting, seminars - see MSc Handbook) NO Summer internships or any other jobs September dissertation deadline absolute Progression to dissertation not automatic, depends on the number of failed exams Lecture notes practice varies

26 House Rules Plagiarism: reproducing or copying ideas without correct referencing Some examples of plagiarism are: reproducing ideas from another published work without citing the source; copying another student's work and pretending it is yours, with or without their permission, and whether they are a present or past student at this or any other university; including sections from a piece of work that you have submitted previously at Warwick or another institution, downloading part or all of a document or ready-made essay from an internet website and pretending it is your own work.

27 House Rules Assignments and dissertations will be checked through Turnitin plagarism software Always state the author and publication, date and page number for: Direct quotations Reworked data Paraphrased arguments or theories Penalties are severe for plagiarism, collusion and other forms of cheating (e.g. cheating in tests or exams)

28 Assessment and Exams Module pass mark is 50% Degree classifications based on weighted award average: 70.0% % % Distinction Merit Pass 49.9 Fail Minimum credit to be taken at Masters level is 180 CATS (Course Accumulation and Transfer Scheme) Need to pass at least 150 CATS and achieve at least 40% in any failed module(s). MSc Assessment and Exam Schemes: go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/handbook

29 Assessment and Exams 70.0% % % Distinction Merit Pass 49.9 Fail This marking scale is typical for the UK, but might be unexpected for anyone who has studied abroad. Please become familiar with it. The mean mark for our core modules is typically around 62%. To obtain a mark of 70, your work needs to be very good. Although we do use the full marking scale of 0% to 100%, in practice marks of above 80 are quite rare (<10%, typically).

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33 Pastoral Support Personal tutors Allocated tutor will be shown on Tabula See your PT every term PT Week 10 th -14 th Oct th - 10 th Feb 2017 Senior Tutor Dr Nick Zammit

34 Institutional support The University Health Centre Make sure you are registered with a GP before you get sick NHS 111 service: dial 111 for non-emergency fast help The Students Union Advice and Welfare Services fact sheets on many subjects study skills, changing/leaving your course,.emergency contraception Nightline service 9pm to 9am student-run listening service, Ext 22199

35 Institutional support The University International Office Language and visa problems, accommodation and financial problems Student Support Services go.warwick.ac.uk/services/student-support-services University Counselling Service Senior Tutor's office go.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors,

36 Teaching quality Warwick Economics ranked top in The Times and The Sunday Times University League Tables for 2015 Our teaching is research-led Ranked 2 nd in last REF exercise for the proportion of research meriting the top rankings

37 Teaching quality But it doesn t always go right We want feedback Module evaluation Graduate Student-Staff Liaison Committee (GSSLC) Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey in the Summer Term If you are having problems on a module, see the lecturer first Then, bring it up with your GSSLC rep If all else fails see me! HoD is also happy to hear thoughts from students regarding all operations within the Department. And you can help..

38 Staff-Student Liaison We need student reps on GSSLC 4 x MScEcon, 2 x MScEIFE, 1 x MScBES Ethnic/geographic/gender mix Please think about standing for this office See the Graduate SSLC web pages Don t be shy - nominate yourself or a friend Fill-in online form by Mon 10 th Oct 2016 (week 2) A few words of background and a photo Vote for your representatives Date of first meeting to be confirmed

39 Departmental Research Seminars Research Field Seminars External (usually international) speakers Mondays through Thursdays in S2.79 and maybe join us for drinks in Common Room afterwards Field days: Mondays (Political Economy) Tuesdays (CAGE/Empirical) Wednesdays (CRETA/Theoretical) Thursdays (Macro/International) See our webpages/events calendar for details

40 IT Services See what IT Services offers go.warwick.ac.uk/services/its Help Telephone the Service Desk on Ext the Service Desk Visit the Drop-In Centre on the first floor of the Library - normally open 9:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

41 IT Support Neil Gatty Andrew Taylor Peter Kane Ext S0.81

42 IT and Other Facilities MSc Study Area S2.81a Common Room we will to confirm when room is available PC and printing facilities Daily newspapers and some periodicals will be supplied, and coffee machine! S2.82 is a computer lab with 20 PCs, which can be used mid-day on Thursday afternoon until mid-day on Tuesday morning. Computing Connect from a campus residence Learn how to connect from off-campus. Also open access computer rooms e.g. in library. STATA - both Econometrics A and B use it exclusively. Sign up for STATA classes by Friday 7 th October 2016.

43 Library The basics of library usage is part of Research Methods module Electronic journals Bibliographic databases go.warwick.ac.uk/services/library Opening hours (Weekdays & weekends) Different in vacations

44 Masters Skills Programme Short courses in IT, communications, creativity, personal development, career development, academic & writing skills go.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/msp Foreign language skills go.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre English Language skills Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Tailored English language class for MSc Economics and EIFE Limited places sign up by Friday 25 th September 2015 go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/resources/englishlanguage MSc BES class organized by Psychology

45 Life after the Warwick MSc Jobs Check out our website and the Careers Service go.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/msc/resources go.warwick.ac.uk/careers Attend a Careers Session on Thursday 6 th October MRes/PhD Talk to Thijs van Rens (Director MRes/PhD) Careers Service can help with this too Staff have many connections at other universities Discuss with your PT

46 And don t forget.. IT Services on-line registration (if not done already) Sign up for Library classes (deadline Wednesday 5 th October 2016) Introductory Maths/Stats Test, Thursday 6 th October in Panorama Room, Rootes Building. Sign up for STATA classes (deadline Friday 7 th October 2016) Econometrics A/B (deadline Friday 14 th Oct 2016 on emr and sign up for classes via Tabula) Module Registration on emr (deadline Friday 21 st Oct 2016) Teaching starts Monday of Week 2 Check out the handbook for details

47 Good luck with the Introductory Maths & Stats Test on Thurs 6 th October 2016, 9.45am-12.00noon in Panorama Room, Rootes Building